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PODCAST: Exotic plants and animals: the illegal wildlife trade happening right under your nose
There is increasing interest in owning wild and exotic animals and the internet is able to serve up whatever your heart desires, even if importing these animals is illegal.
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s least wanted – 8 alien species and diseases we must keep out of our islandÌýhome
This week’s landmark report on the impact ofÌý revealed costs to the global economy exceeded US$423 billion (A$654 billion) a year in 2019. Costs have at leastÌý every decade since 1970 and that trend is set to continue.
The true damage of invasive alien species was just revealed in a landmark report. Here’s how we must act.
Invasive alien species are driving biodiversity loss and extinctions in every country, all over the world.
Invasive alien species a major threat to nature, people
A new international report, co-authored by from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, has found that the number of alien species has been rising continuously for centuries in all regions, but are now increasing at unprecedented rates.
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Endangered bats’ ruling roost discovered in Fiji
A cave containing thousands of endangered Pacific Sheath-tailed bats has been discovered on Vanua Balavu, an island on the remote Lau archipelago in Fiji.
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Meet the Environment Institute's Inaugural Future Making Fellow
The Environment Institute recently welcomed its first Future Making Fellow, Dr Thu Thuy Pham. Find out more about her research and what she hopes to achieve from her time at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
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New platform to energise citizen science
The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will adapt and deploy the globally proven citizen science platform SciStarter in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, courtesy of a $160,000 grant from the South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Government’s Citizen Science Fund.
Microbial solutions to soil carbon sequestration
The potential of soil to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2), known as carbon sequestration, has been proposed as a compelling mitigation strategy to help address climate change.
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VIDEO: John Scanlon presenting 'Environmental, Nature and Wildlife Crimes and the Role of International Law' lecture
On July 17 this year, the Environment Institute and Adelaide Law School had the pleasure of hosting Mr John Scanlon AO for a public lecture on 'Environmental, Nature and Wildlife Crimes and the Role of International Law', the first in our Hope and Wonder Series.
PhD Opportunity: Heat Stress in Flying foxes: Behavioural Ecology and Mitigation
A fantastic PhD opportunity exists in the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Bat One Health Research Group for a candiate passionate about the conservation management of threatened speciesÌýwho loves working in the field and sometimes in challenging conditions. Do you have good analytical skills, a great sense of humour and who is a team player? This might be a great opportunity for you!
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